diff --git a/BRMS-ear/ejb/pom.xml b/BRMS-ear/ejb/pom.xml
index 8b2fa0d..fb2c759 100644
--- a/BRMS-ear/ejb/pom.xml
+++ b/BRMS-ear/ejb/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
       <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.1</version>
+      <version>1.4.18</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- required if you compile drl -->